| Wednesday, august 11 1999 a total eclipse will occur in Europe. It will become dark in midday, the exact time will vary with the location: the moon shadow is travelling from west to east. last f about 1 to 3 minutes (this varies also). |
 A solar eclipse. |
 Not yet total eclipse |
Total eclipse can be observed in the southernmost part of England, the north of France and the south of Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and so on to Bulgaria. In the Netherlands the eclipse will vary from 95% in the north to 99% in the southern border of the province Limburg. |
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An eclipse is a coverage of the sun by the moon. The moon moves between the sun and earth, blocking the light. It can also go the other way around, the earth is standing between the moon and the sun and the shadow of the earth falls upon the moon. This happens somewhere every few days, but a solar eclipse happens every few years. Millions of people will travel to the zone with a 100% eclipse. Every hotel and camping is overbooked. It is the last eclipse of the century…. |
 Total eclipse |